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Top positive review

As an owner of the Oculus Rift DK1, DK2 and CV1, the Quest is a very significant milestone in the development of VR because it is the first commercial 6 degree-of-freedom (including hand controllers) system. It is simply amazing what the engineers have managed to pull off here.

The build quality is excellent, we're talking Apple-quality fit and finish here. Longevity looks decent, but with VR moving at such a rapid place I think the hardware probably will easily last 3-4 years (until the next Quest comes along).

What makes the magic happen is the software, at the present time (May 2019) the Oculus home screen has a clean design. I'm glad that Oculus did not implement the Oculus Home environment in their tethered VR system (I think it is simply useless and unnecessary).

At release time, there is a good selection of titles and will surely be much better in the following years,

Top critical review

3.0 out of 5 starsExpensive and almost as good as a portable gaming console

Reviewed in Australia on 3 October 2019

Still early days but I'm looking forward to the hand recognition update.

Playing Beat Saber at 130% you will experience some lag in the graphics but not enough to mess your game. I can say that there was a 5 second lag when casting to a TV over a 5ghz WiFi connection and audio/video sync is off by 2-3 seconds when watching a recorded session.

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As an owner of the Oculus Rift DK1, DK2 and CV1, the Quest is a very significant milestone in the development of VR because it is the first commercial 6 degree-of-freedom (including hand controllers) system. It is simply amazing what the engineers have managed to pull off here.

The build quality is excellent, we're talking Apple-quality fit and finish here. Longevity looks decent, but with VR moving at such a rapid place I think the hardware probably will easily last 3-4 years (until the next Quest comes along).

What makes the magic happen is the software, at the present time (May 2019) the Oculus home screen has a clean design. I'm glad that Oculus did not implement the Oculus Home environment in their tethered VR system (I think it is simply useless and unnecessary).

At release time, there is a good selection of titles and will surely be much better in the following years,

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$850AU is a solid amount to pay especially the $150AU for an additional 64GB.I don’t regret this purchase though, here’s why.Mark Zuckerberg , the founder of oculus and his team have Been working very hard on the software for this headset and getting games to the system and it’s paying off.

Oculus link is out (they’re working on a guaranteed 5m cable).

Hand tracking is out, a bit buggy but will get there (it’s in it’s experimental phase)

The guardian is fantastic, basically an invisible wall you customise so you don’t hit any walls or furniture.

The tracking of the controllers is 98% only had an issue here and there whilst playing beatsaber when your controller moves outside the scope of the cameras on the headset, which is rare as they are a wide angle.

The amount of games over the last month that this snapdragon processor can handle is crazy (Samsung galaxy s8 processor)Since it is a phone processor... they do compensate some games graphically e.g textures are smoothed on some games. But it makes up for it in gameplay.There are a few free games to get you started after the hefty price (the price here is actually pretty good, you can get a better price around Boxing Day or Black Friday due to the nature of these events).

The main negative I have is that it is front heavy, I bought a silicone face cover for it, rechargeable batteries for the controllers and a cover for the lenses while not in use (the sun can damage the oled display)

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A little about me so you understand my opinion, Im 50 odd in years, this is my first experience with modern VR and from the first demo i played on a friends quest i was hooked.I without having any know;edge of what else was out there decided to also buy the quest over the rift only because it was wireless, If you buy the quest you have to buy the add on battery for it, games like dead and buried 2 will consume the short battery life on it, With a cord attached its a poor mans rift while playing.Playing games that require you to move a lot take your focus from the need to stay in a confined area and destruction of a cord is assured, Less than 2 hours playing dead and buried 2 i head butted the wall twice, Went to lean on objects that where a figment of the virtual world causing me to fall on walls and tables, yeah i know funny as hell as long as noone sees yo do it right?Both times i though for sure i would have damaged the oculus but fortune in my favor it held up to it, I had a sore nose for 3 days so it was no bump,still a little sore ATM.Anyway, You don`t have to buy head phones,Mic is built in but its pretty crappy. Extra battery a must have.The guardian works awesomely but again in a confined room you will forget it as you become more emersed in the game your playing , So do yourself a favor and keep checking where your at inside the guardian often,your going to get hurt unless all the games you play are stationary, Even then you bound to lean on something thats not there.These are the pit falls.Enough of my ramblings, Short story short, Stay wireless, while playing motion games, More power for the short battery life on the oculus and enjoy the hell out of it.

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LOVE not having to be tethered to a PC. So easy to just pick up and play. Good range of games available. Also great for watching movies through free Skybox app, as well as YT and Netflix. Image quality is very good, screen door effect has been minimised. On board audio is just ok...you will really want to plug in your own buds / cans for best audio experience. Other than that...just top stuff.

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Great headset and the freedom and safety off the device is excellent, use your own headphones if you want to on either side off the headset, the straps could easily fit on any head and fits really well, the only thing I have to say thats bad about it is that it's tiny bit heavy so if you have neck problems like some off my friends i don't recommend it but aside from that slight weight it is a superb headset...

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Great VR device, however it only has about 2 hours or so battery life. I experienced a lot of issues charging the device while in use using the provided cord and power adapter. It seemed to only charge for about 15 minutes and then would start draining. Support from Oculus advised this was as intended for "health and safety" of users. I understand this as I could only use the device for about 2 hours max before starting to get sore, however if I were using the device on a lounge or something while watching netflix, it would be frustrating if a movie did not finish in the time the battery lasted! My workaround for this is to simply use a portable power bank. Having this plugged in when I start using VR, keeps it at 100% for at least 2 hours (when I stopped using it).

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That device is the most fun I had with any gaming console in years. I remember playing Atari 2600 for the first time, using the first 3D accelerator card etc. as special moments in my gaming history and when I first put on the quest I new within seconds that this was one of those moments :-D

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Best thing since sliced bread couldn't be more happy with this amazing feat of technology and innovation. Runs fantastic, I have only experienced VR a few times before on earlier generations of VR head sets but i think the cord free nature of this experience is makes it so much more than any previous experiences i have had. It immerses you into the VR environment very quickly you forget you're even wearing a headset. I have heard some people say it is a little front heavy, I personally have not found this to be much of an issue even after 2hr game sessions. over all this is just an amazing experience and for those with creative flare the artistic apps are just a wonderfully freeing experience

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From setup, to usage - this thing has been an absolute breeze to use, and most importantly, hugely enjoyable. I find the timeframes of comfortable play to be quite good, and the battery is suprisingly resilient, lasting around 2-3 hours of solid gameplay. The library is updated, with a fair bit of enjoyable games, and of course there's the link which allows the library to be played on the quest from rift models. Graphically, it's actually really good - I would've thought less, but then saw it in person and was wow'ed. Definitely a must-buy for casual gamers.